Improvement in whisk-brooms



E. P. COOLEY.

Improvement in Whisk-Brooms. N0. 114,646. Patented May 9,1871.

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Letters Patent No. 114,646, dated May 9, 1871!.

IMPROVEMENT 1N wHls'K-B'Rooms.

The Schedule referred to in these LettersPatent and making part of the lame.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, ELI P. GOOLEY, of the city and State of New York, have invented and made an Improvement in Brushes made of Broom-Corn; and the following is declared to be a correct description thereof.

My invention relates to brushes of the lcharacter usually known as whisk-brnshes, in which a short handle is attached to n. bunch of ne broom-corn so as to be`,adapted to brushing clothes.

Before my invention brushes of this kind had been made. with a wooden handle projecting from the bunch of broom-corn, and varnished or `otherwise made with an ornamental surface. covered bythe llibers ,of such broom-corn extending longitudinally of the handle, and bound with a winding of wire. v

My present invention is a new article of manufacture, consisting of a brushmade of a bunch oi' broomcorn attached to" the wooden handle, as heretofore but the handle, instead of being varnished or painted, is covered with a sheet of flexible material, secured by a windingot' wire, so as to make such handle ornamental and easily grasped for use, and at the same time the varnishing or painting of the handles is dispensed with.

The handle has also been.

In the drawing- Figure l is a front view of a brush made according to my improvement, and

Figure, 2 is an elevation, with the handle in section. I

The portion VA is made of broom-corn of the usual character, and connected to the handle B by a winding ot'wire.

The sheet of flexible material, such as thin leather',

glazed cloth, or plush, is oia sizeto wrap around the handle B, as shown at b; and the winding of wire a is to be extended along the handle to the end rto hold such sheet securely to the handle and produce an ornamental appearance.

A brush made with a handle of this kind is a new article ot' manufacture, and is superior tothe brushes. 

